Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted IRN 18/2013 11/10/2013 Iran (Islamic JUA Republic of) Arbitrary detention; Independence of judges and lawyers; Iran; Minority issues; Summary executions; Torture; Alleged risk of imminent execution of an Ahwazi Arab after torture and proceedings that did not comply with international standards regarding fair trial. According to the information received, in September 20103 Mr Ghazi Abbasi, member of the Ahwazi Arab minority, was transferred from his cell to solitary confinement in Karoun prison in Khuzestan. Allegedly, at the time of writing Mr Ghazi Abbasi’s execution might be imminent given the reported practice in the Islamic Republic of Iran to transfer defendants to solitary confinement before the implementation of their death sentences. Mr Ghazi Abbasi was the subject of a previous communication sent to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on 31 July 2013 (A/HRC/25/74), in which serious concerns were expressed regarding his alleged torture and violations of fair trial and due process standards in the proceedings against him. IRQ 5/2013 11/10/2013 Iraq JUA Arbitrary detention; Independence of judges and lawyers; Summary executions; Terrorism; Torture; Alleged risk of imminent execution after torture and proceedings that did not comply with international standards of fair trial. According to the information received, Mr Ahmad Nuri Badawi ‘Abbas was detained in 2009 and convicted under the Iraqi AntiTerrorism Law for killing security officers in Baghdad. Reportedly, he was sentenced to death in 2010. The Court of Cassation upheld this verdict in 2011. It is reported that at the time of writing Mr Ahmad Nuri Badawi ‘Abbas was being held on death row in Baghdad. The proceedings against Mr Ahmad Nuri Badawi ‘Abbas were allegedly conducted in violation of international human rights law standards regarding fair trial and due process. Mr Ahmad Nuri Badawi ‘Abbas is further alleged to have been held in incommunicado detention, subjected to torture and forced to confess. Apparently, at least 42 individuals, including one woman, were executed in Iraq on 9 and 10 October 2013 on terrorism-related charges. Reply A/HRC/25/74 106 Date Type